Ford & Harrison LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, is pleased to announce that Birmingham-based attorney Carolyn N. Lam has been named to the 2012 "Alabama Rising Stars" list.
This list recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state of Alabama -- those who are 40 years old or younger, or those who have been practicing for 10 years or less.
Carolyn concentrates her practice on representing management in both labor and employment matters. Her practice includes all aspects of EEO claims, including harassment, discrimination and retaliation cases. Carolyn has represented clients in jury and bench trials and before administrative agencies. She has represented clients in a variety of employment related matters, handling all stages of the cases from intake to settlement or trial including client and witness communication, drafting pleadings, discovery, taking depositions and preparing responses to summary judgment motions and motions to dismiss.
Carolyn is actively involved in the community. Fluent in Vietnamese, she has served as an interpreter for the Shelby County Independent School District since 2004 and is an active member of the National Asian Pacific Bar Association. She is also a member of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama Youth Leadership Board and the Board of the Birmingham Chinese Festival Association. Carolyn received her J.D. from Samford University, Cumberland School of Law in 2006.